2015 Pommard Les Rugiens

Bright, palish red. Deep, subtle perfume of red fruits, wild herbs, wild mint and dried flowers. Juicy, penetrating wine with lovely saline minerality contributing to its impression of finesse. The long finish features suave tannins. This very sexy, subtle Rugiens is evolving slowly. Jadot picks these vines in Rugiens-Bas later than their other plots in Pommard.

The 2015 Pommard 1er Cru les Rugiens has an intense, powerful bouquet with layers of ripe wild strawberry, raspberry and cranberry; there is great volume and drive here with floral scents (iris and rose petal) emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with supple ripe red cherry fruit, a little rustic compared to the Pommard Epenots, broad-shouldered with firm and insistent grip. But I kind of like the "unruliness" of this Rugiens and it stands it in good stead for several years bottle age. This is a great Pommard from winemaker Frederic Barnier and his team.

The 2015 Pommard 1er Cru les Rugiens has an intense, powerful bouquet with layers of ripe wild strawberry, raspberry and cranberry; there is great volume and drive here with floral scents (iris and rose petal) emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with supple ripe red cherry fruit, a little rustic compared to the Pommard Epenots, broad-shouldered with firm and insistent grip. But I kind of like the "unruliness" of this Rugiens and it stands it in good stead for several years bottle age. This is a great Pommard from winemaker Frederic Barnier and his team. Dec 2016, www.robertparker.com, Drink: 2020-2038